Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Arrondissement of Arcachon (336)

Detailed figures

Paru le :26/06/2025

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
Economic activity 2011 2016 2022
Altogether 83 642 88 155 94 201
Working age adult in % 72,3 75,5 77,6
 Working age adults with a job in % 64,0 65,5 69,7
 Unemployed workers in % 8,3 10,0 7,9
Economically inactive people in % 27,7 24,5 22,4
 Pupils, students or interns in % 7,9 8,1 8,0
 Retirees in % 11,9 9,4 7,8
 Other economically inactive people in % 7,8 6,9 6,5
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2022

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2022
Sex and age Population Active people Activity rate in % Working people Employment rate in %
Altogether 94 201 73 103 77,6 65 672 69,7
 15 to 24 years old 14 510 6 380 44,0 4 958 34,2
 25 to 54 years old 56 798 53 304 93,8 48 629 85,6
 55 to 64 years old 22 893 13 419 58,6 12 086 52,8
Male 46 135 36 629 79,4 33 386 72,4
 15 to 24 years old 7 702 3 652 47,4 2 855 37,1
 25 to 54 years old 27 555 26 349 95,6 24 474 88,8
 55 to 64 years old 10 878 6 628 60,9 6 057 55,7
Female 48 066 36 474 75,9 32 286 67,2
 15 to 24 years old 6 808 2 728 40,1 2 102 30,9
 25 to 54 years old 29 243 26 955 92,2 24 155 82,6
 55 to 64 years old 12 015 6 791 56,5 6 029 50,2
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 69,7
Unemployed workers 7,9
Retirees 7,8
Pupils, students or interns 8,0
Other economically inactive people 6,5
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022

  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by current or previous socioprofessional group

EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by current or previous socioprofessional group
Socioprofessional group 2011 including working people 2016 including working people 2022 including working people
Altogether 60 135 53 324 66 691 57 831 73 227 65 930
including farmer operators 598 578 588 582 407 388
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 5 244 4 905 6 474 6 100 7 078 6 693
including managers and higher intellectual professions 7 311 6 937 8 768 8 211 11 539 11 013
including intermediate professions 14 844 13 456 16 748 15 028 19 648 18 177
including employees 19 961 17 236 21 401 17 829 21 908 19 055
including workers 11 907 10 212 12 220 10 081 12 225 10 604
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional operations, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population

EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population
Number of unemployed workers and unemployment rate 2011 2016 2022
Number of unemployed workers 6 911 8 859 7 431
Unemployment rate in % 11,4 13,3 10,2
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 26,4 29,7 22,3
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,7 11,5 8,8
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,7 12,5 9,9
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation
Taux de chômage en %
No diploma or primary education certificate 16,7
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 16,8
CAP, BEP or equivalent 11,0
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,5
2 years at university 7,7
3 to 4 years at university 7,6
5 years or more at university 6,2
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation

  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T5 - Employment and activity

EMP T5 - Employment and activity
Employment activity 2011 2016 2022
Number of jobs in the area 42 357 46 229 52 472
Working age adult living in the area 54 180 58 583 66 991
Occupational concentration by industry 78,2 78,9 78,3
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 53,0 53,1 52,9
  • The employment concentration indicator is equal to the number of jobs in the zone per 100 active persons with a job residing in the zone.
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations holdings, place of residence and place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T6 - Employment by working status

EMP T6 - Employment by working status
Working status 2011 % 2016 % 2022 %
Altogether 42 357 100,0 46 229 100,0 52 472 100,0
Employee 34 266 80,9 36 791 79,6 40 831 77,8
 including women 17 493 41,3 19 224 41,6 21 368 40,7
 including part time jobs 6 760 16,0 7 059 15,3 6 548 12,5
Non-employee 8 091 19,1 9 439 20,4 11 641 22,2
 including women 3 184 7,5 3 867 8,4 5 083 9,7
 including part time jobs 1 024 2,4 1 277 2,8 1 705 3,2
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations workplaces, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional group in 2022

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional group in 2022
Socioprofessional group Number %
Altogether 53 031 100,0
Farmer operators 424 0,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6 431 12,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 7 571 14,3
Intermediate professions 13 752 25,9
Employees 16 059 30,3
Workers 8 794 16,6
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group
2011 2016 2022
Farmer operators 1,4 1,3 0,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 10,8 12,0 12,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,7 12,9 14,3
Intermediate professions 23,4 23,7 25,9
Employees 33,7 32,9 30,3
Workers 19,0 17,3 16,6
  • Sources: Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group

  • Sources: Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors
Economic sector 2011 2016 2022
Number % Number % Number % including women in % including employees %
Altogether 42 695 100,0 45 952 100,0 53 031 100,0 50,7 80,0
Agriculture 1 274 3,0 1 345 2,9 1 278 2,4 26,6 64,9
Industry 3 674 8,6 3 519 7,7 3 992 7,5 26,3 87,2
Construction 3 437 8,0 3 525 7,7 3 968 7,5 9,5 58,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 19 470 45,6 20 925 45,5 25 567 48,2 51,4 77,0
Public administration/education/human health/social work 14 841 34,8 16 638 36,2 18 227 34,4 65,8 88,2
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2022

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2022
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 33,0 15,0
Industry 25,3 32,7
Construction 12,6 5,2
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 53,1 45,9
Public administration, education, human health, social work 65,4 69,4
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2022

  • Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.